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Synonyms

creeping, laggard, languid, poky, slow, sluggish, tardy—more at SLOW

di·lem·ma noun 1 : a usu. undesirable or unpleasant choice; also : a situation involving such a choice

2 : PREDICAMENT

dil·et·tante noun, plural -tantes or -tan·ti [ORIGIN: It, fr. prp. of dilettare to delight, fr. L dilectare]

: a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge

dil·i·gence noun : persevering application

Synonyms

assiduity, industry; also application, concentration; doggedness, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, tirelessness

dil·i·gent adjective : characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort

Synonyms

active, assiduous, busy, engaged, laborious, occupied, sedulous, working—more at BUSY

dil·i·gent·ly adverb : in a diligent manner

Synonyms

determinedly, hard, laboriously, strenuously, tirelessly—more at HARD

dill noun : an herb related to the carrot with aromatic leaves and seeds used as seasoning and in pickles

dil·ly noun, plural dil·lies : one that is remarkable or outstanding

dil·ly·dal·ly verb : to waste time by loitering or delaying

Synonyms

crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, delay, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, tarry—more at DELAY

1dilute verb di·lut·ed; di·lut·ing : to lessen the consistency or strength of by mixing with something else

— di·lu·tion noun

Synonyms

adulterate, thin, water, weaken—more at ADULTERATE

2dilute adjective : having the consistency or strength of lessened by mixing with something else : DILUTED

Synonyms

impure, polluted—more at IMPURE

diluted, thin, watery, weak—more at WEAK

1dim adjective dim·mer; dim·mest 1 : lacking brilliance or luster : DULL

2 : not bright or distinct : OBSCURE

3 : not seeing or understanding clearly

4 : perceived by the senses or mind indistinctly or weakly

— dim·ly adverb

— dim·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] dull, flat, lusterless

[2] dark, darkling, dusky, gloomy, murky, obscure, somber—more at DARK

[4] bleary, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague—more at FAINT

2dim verb dimmed; dim·ming 1 : to make or become dim or lusterless

2 : to reduce the light from

Synonyms

[1, 2] becloud, befog, blur, cloud, darken, fog, haze, mist, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shroud—more at CLOUD

3dim abbreviation 1 dimension

2 diminished

3 diminutive

dime noun [ORIGIN: ME, tenth part, tithe, fr. AF disme, dime, fr. L decima, fr. fem. of decimus tenth, fr. decem ten]

: a U.S. coin worth 1/10 dollar

di·men·sion noun 1 : the physical property of length, breadth, or thickness; also : a measure of this

2 a : the quality of spatial extension : EXTENT

b : the range over which or the degree to which something extends : SCOPE — usu. used in pl.

— di·men·sion·al adjective

— di·men·sion·al·i·ty noun

Synonyms

extent, magnitude, measure, measurement, proportion, size—more at SIZE

di·min·ish verb 1 : to make less or cause to appear less

2 : to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of : BELITTLE

3 : to become gradually less (as in size or importance) : DWINDLE

4 : to diminish gradually : TAPER

Synonyms

[2] belittle, cry down, decry, deprecate, depreciate, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, write off—more at DECRY

[3, 4] abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die, dwindle, ebb, fall, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, recede, relent, shrink, subside, taper, wane

di·min·u·en·do adverb or adjective : DECRESCENDO

dim·i·nu·tion noun : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing

Synonyms

abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, drop, fall, loss, reduction, shrinkage—more at DECREASE

1diminutive noun 1 : a diminutive word or affix

2 : a diminutive individual

2diminutive adjective 1 : indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being lovable, pitiable, or contemptible

2 : extremely small : TINY

dim·i·ty noun, plural